Buick Rendezvous vs Toyota FJ Cruiser

The Rendezvous costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in the US.

Buick RendezvousToyota FJ Cruiser

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Buick RendezvousToyota FJ Cruiser

A typical year's fuel

United States
$3,093 (better)
$3,123
New Zealand
$4,004 (better)
$4,043
Australia
$3,317 (better)
$3,349
United Kingdom
£2,432 (better)
£2,456

Official figures

Uses
19 mpg (better)
19 mpg
Also
12.4 L/100km (better)
12.5 L/100km
On a full tank
341 miles
358 miles (better)

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
513 L
–
Towing, braked
–
2,268 kg
Length
4,737 mm
4,670 mm
Weight
1,871 kg
1,940 kg

Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
4.0 L V6 petrol
Power
146 kW
194 kW (better)
Torque
289 Nm
380 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
5-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
4WD

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Rendezvous or FJ Cruiser?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Rendezvous or the Toyota FJ Cruiser?

The Buick Rendezvous: about $30 a year less in the US than the Toyota FJ Cruiser at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Rendezvous or the Toyota FJ Cruiser?

The Buick Rendezvous, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Toyota FJ Cruiser's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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